Crafts & Activities for Kids Tuff spot play – Trams in the snow Posted on February 23, 2014 By Becky For aaaaages now, Freddie has been pretending that he is driving his toy trams ‘through the snow’, after viewing probably one too many You Tube videos of the Croydon Tramlink during winter. So, what better way to make the smallest man in my life happy, than to bring his tram-loving imagination… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Sensory Play Tuff Spot Tray Ideas – Trams in the snow Posted on February 23, 2014October 3, 2025 By Becky For aaaaages now, Freddie has been pretending that he is driving his toy trams ‘through the snow’, after viewing probably one too many You Tube videos of the Croydon Tramlink during winter, so I thought it would be good to combine this love with some sensory play tuff spot tray… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Keeping A One Year Old Occupied – The ‘Pottering’ Drawer Posted on November 6, 2013 By Becky At 17 months, Sasha is a proper little fidget-fingers, more so than Freddie ever was at this age. Since Freddie is now at preschool 3 mornings a week, I sometimes need, and use this time, to catch up on some housework/cooking/paperwork, so it’s great is Sasha can keep herself occupied… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Pumpkin Investigation Chart & Pumpkin Guts Sensory Activity Posted on October 29, 2013 By Becky So, a few days ago, harassed, and on the hunt for some pistachios and a nice bottle of red in Waitrose, I succumbed to Freddie’s request that he ‘needed’ a pumpkin. Once I had lugged the bloody thing home (hard with three bags of shopping and two toddlers!), I wondered… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Sensory Toddler Activity: Spaghetti Lucky Dip Posted on October 20, 2013 By Becky You will need: A load of spaghetti Large bowl Coloured, wooden blocks, or other brightly coloured, toddler-friendly objects I first tried this activity with Freddie several months ago, and it involves a load of cooked spaghetti, cooled, bunged in a large bowl, and then colourful toys or blocks ‘hidden’ amongst it… Read more